Game 46 Preview: Los Angeles vs Calgary

Los Angeles Kings (20-14-11) vs Calgary Flames (24-18-3)
Monday, January 19, 2015, 7:30 p.m. PT
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Referees: #38 Francois St. Laurent, #49 TJ Luxmore
Linesmen: #82 Ryan Galloway, #56 Mark Wheler
FOX Sports West, Sportsnet, KABC 790 AM

Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick
2014-15: 37 GP (36 GS) / 16-11-9 record / 2.47 GAA / .912 Sv% / 3 SHO
Career vs Calgary: 18 (18) / 9-6-3 / 1.75 / .927 / 1
Last Game vs Calgary: 12/29/14 / 59 MP / 13-15 / 1-2 L
2014-15, Home: 23 (22) / 13-5-4 / 2.20 / .921 / 3

Calgary Projected Starting Goaltender – Joni Ortio
2014-15: 3 GP (3 GS) / 3-0-0 record / 1.33 GAA / .954 Sv% / 1 SHO
Career vs Los Angeles: 2 (2) / 0-2-0 / 2.57 / .894 / 0
Last Game vs Los Angeles: 3/10/14 / 59 MP / 20-23 shots / 2-3 L
2014-15, Away: 3 (3) / 3-0-0 / 1.33 / .954 / 1

2014-15 Los Angeles Leaders
Total Points: Anze Kopitar (11-24=35)
Goals: Marian Gaborik (15-10=25)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (11-24=35), Drew Doughty (4-24=28)
Plus/Minus: Tyler Toffoli (+16; 12-15=27)*
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (45; 2-7=9)
Time On Ice: Drew Doughty (29:20; 4-24=28)
Corsi-For Percentage: Trevor Lewis (59.3%; 6-5=11)
*On Injured Reserve; Alec Martinez is the active leader (+15; 5-12=17)

2014-15 Calgary Leaders
Total Points: Jiri Hudler (14-25=39), Mark Giordano (11-28=39)
Goals: Jiri Hudler (14-25=39)
Assists: Mark Giordano (11-28=39)
Plus/Minus: TJ Brodie (+22; 8-21=29)
Penalty Minutes: Brandon Bollig (40; 0-2=2)
Time On Ice: TJ Brodie (25:06; 8-21=29)
Corsi-For Percentage: Mark Giordano (47.5%; 11-28=39)

Rankings and Statistics
Goals/Game: LAK – 13 / 2.78; CGY – 12 / 2.84
Goals Against/Game: LAK – t-11 / 2.51; CGY – t-15 / 2.60
Power Play: LAK – t-11 / 19.7%; CGY – 20 / 17.3%
Penalty Kill: LAK – 25 / 77.9%; CGY – 27 / 75.7%
Shots/Game: LAK – 8 / 31.2; CGY – 28 / 27.0
Shots Against/Game: LAK – 7 / 27.7; CGY – 8 / 28.0
Faceoffs: LAK – t-11 / 51.2%; CGY – 28 / 46.9%
Save Percentage: LAK – t-16 / .909; CGY – t-20 / .907
Corsi-For Percentage: LAK – 1 / 54.6%; CGY – 28 / 44.3%

Los Angeles Projected Lines

Marian Gaborik – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams
Kyle Clifford – Nick Shore – Jeff Carter
Dustin Brown – Jarret Stoll – Trevor Lewis
Dwight King – Mike Richards – Jordan Nolan

Jake Muzzin – Drew Doughty
Robyn Regehr – Alec Martinez
Brayden McNabb – Matt Greene

Jonathan Quick
J.F. Berube

Level of confidence in projected lines: B. The goaltending and defense listed above should be accurate; Jonathan Quick left the ice first and will draw the start, while Jeff Schultz and Jamie McBain remained on the ice for extra work with J.F. Berube, signaling that they aren’t likely to play while opening the door for Robyn Regehr’s return. No forwards remained on the ice for extra work, however, so it’s not clear who will play left wing on Darryl Sutter’s “fourth line.” Mike Richards and Jordan Nolan appear set to play tonight, though Dwight King and Andy Andreoff cycled through line rush rotations on the left side. Bank on King playing against the Flames.

Notes and milestones: Los Angeles is 88-108-27 all-time against the Calgary franchise, a record that includes a home mark of 54-45-11. The Kings are 0-1-1 against the Flames this season; the two teams will conclude the season series on February 12 in Los Angeles and April 9 in Calgary. … Tonight’s game concludes a season-long seven-game homestand in which the Kings are 1-2-3 thus far (OTL vs NSH, L vs NYR, SOL vs WPG, W vs TOR, L vs NJD, SOL vs ANA, 1/19 vs CGY). … Los Angeles is 13-6-8 against the Western Conference and 7-2-5 against the Pacific Division. The Kings are 2-11 in games that extend past 60 minutes and have lost seven consecutive shootouts. Los Angeles shooters are 2-for-28 on the season in the shootout and have been denied on the last 22 attempts since Marian Gaborik’s shootout goal in Anaheim on November 12. … The Kings are 5-6-11 in one-goal games this season, while the Flames are 12-10-3. … In the 21 games since December 1, Los Angeles ranks first in the league with a 58.3% Corsi-for percentage in five-on-five play (1058 Corsi for / 756 Corsi against) and second in the league with a 57.6% Fenwick close percentage in five-on-five play (412 Fenwick for / 312 Fenwick against). … Over the last 21 games, Los Angeles has outscored its opponents 61-59, excluding shootout goals. Over that span, the Kings have averaged 2.90 goals per game, while their opponents have averaged 2.81 goals per game. Los Angeles has scored at least three goals in 11 of its last 17 games. … Los Angeles has killed off 10 of 18 power plays in January. … The Kings are 14-2-6 when scoring the game’s first goal. … Marian Gaborik has points in four straight games (3-2=5) and 17 points (11-6=17) in his last 14 games. … With 98 regular season goals as a King, Justin Williams is two goals shy of 100. … Robyn Regehr spent 11 seasons with the Flames from 1999-2011, totaling 163 points (29-134=163) and 802 penalty minutes in 827 games. His 827 games played rank second all-time in Calgary history. … Tonight’s game will mark the 668th game presided over by General Manager Dean Lombardi, tying him with Rogie Vachon (1984-1992) for first place on the Kings’ all-time list.

Calgary Projected Lines

Johnny Gaudreau – Mikael Backlund – Jiri Hudler
Lance Bouma – Sean Monahan – David Jones
Mason Raymond – Markus Granlund – Joe Colborne
Brandon Bollig – Matt Stajan – Paul Byron

TJ Brodie – Mark Giordano
Kris Russell – Dennis Wideman
Ladislav Smid – Deryk Engelland

Joni Ortio
Jonas Hiller

Notes and milestones: Lines via Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 … Calgary placed Curtis Glencross on injured reserve earlier today due to a lower-body injury. … Nick Shore’s older brother, Drew, is healthy but isn’t likely to play tonight. … The Flames are 3-0-0 during a five-game stretch away from Scotiabank Saddledome, have won four straight road games – their longest road winning streak since the 2008-09 season – and have points in five straight on the road (4-0-1). They’ve won three straight games at Staples Center, where the Kings haven’t won a game in the series since March 11, 2013. … Calgary has scored at least four goals in six of its last 10 games. … Though the Flames have been outscored 86-68 in first and second periods, they have outscored their opponents 60-31 in third periods and overtimes this season. … Calgary’s six overtime goals are tied with Boston for the most in the NHL. Sean Monahan, who scored the overtime-game winner in San Jose on Saturday, is tied with Arizona’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson and the New York Islanders’ John Tavares with an NHL-leading three overtime goals this season. … The Flames are 10-3-1-0 on the road against the Western Conference. … Calgary has been shorthanded three times (allowing one goal) in the last four games.